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Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961

jazz, soul, soul jazz 37 min 10 tracks impulse!

Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles, featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles is accompanied by two groups drawn from members of the Count Basie Band and from the ranks of top New York session players. It was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in two sessions on December 26 and 27, 1960, and originally released on the Impulse! label as Impulse! A–2. Charles plays the Hammond B3 organ on all tracks.

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Tracks

A1From the Heart3:40
A2I’ve Got News for You4:32
A3Moanin’3:21
A4Let’s Go2:44
A5One Mint Julep3:09
B1I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town3:46
B2Stompin’ Room Only3:48
B3Mister C.4:33
B4Strike Up the Band2:39
B5Birth of the Blues5:14

10 tracks, 37 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Ray Charles
Label: impulse!
Released: 1961
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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